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Arab Future Energy Index (AFEX) 2016 Renewable Energy

AFEX Renewable Energy is a policy assessment and benchmark tool that aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the investment climate for renewable energy development, and ranks the Arab region's ongoing progress.

The AFEX 2016 Renewable Energy edition reveals the robust commitment of Arab countries to develop financially, socially, and environmentally sustainable energy systems through the wider deployment of renewable energy solutions. The Arab countries voiced vibrant pledges to climate action following the Paris Conference of Parties (COP21) Agreement, with many concrete measures that will strongly contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goal on energy (SDG7): Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. SDG7 is one of 17 goals adopted by the United Nations to address the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development by 2030. The AFEX comprehensive assessment of the investment climate for renewable energy development links further to other green SDGs including SDG 1 poverty reduction and job creations, SDG6 water and sanitation, SDG 11 sustainable cities and SDG13 climate change. As a matter of fact, AFEX as a monitoring tool has gained deeper meaning by crystalizing the relevance of renewable energy targets and executed projects to sustainable development and to climate change actions under the UNFCCC.